Barbara-Anne<P>Barbara<P><P>French Parisian<P>

for those who are waiting for their furniture , or if you prefer to rent an empty flat, you can hire furniture; this company will deliver all items you need, the prices are 800 euros for two people, for one month including a refrigerator, bedlinen, lamps.. any extra week will be charge 120 euros I just tried this company and was really satisfied, they prepared the beds! English spoken http://www.homat.fr/

http://uk.seloger.com/ Se loger.com is one of the best website to find house, flat, to buy or to rent in France: it has a perfect version in english, I just checked, the adds are all translated in a decent time

[quote]good point about if things go wrong. Can you get lcd tv's at decent prices in france? is there a kind of french equivalent of dixons or currys ? re furniture, the house is a new build but looks li...[/quote] Last time I had to buy cheap furniture for expatriates, I founded a great choice of classical and modern furniture in the catalogue "La redoute" I bought some bookshelves for my flat, I have benne deliver in a short delay, the furniture was in good conditions. i bought modern apple green chairs made in China, they have been taken in photo for the magazine "Arts et Deco!" They have a nice choice for children, and you can order on line the catalogue AM/PM Barbara